Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams
Lack of communication between managers and their employees can hurt productivity and even undermine the customer experience. Female managers are more adept at building rapport among mixed-gender teams,...
View ArticleHow Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector
Many companies are wary of sharing proprietary information with suppliers and partners. However, Shane Greenstein and colleagues show in a study of wireless routers that being more open about...
View ArticleGen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
An increasing number of consumers are turning to generative AI for buying recommendations. But if companies can subtly manipulate the technology to favor their own products, some businesses may gain...
View ArticleFive Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
The path to leadership can seem unclear in competitive organizations. In the book The Treasure You Seek, Archie L. Jones offers a roadmap to help aspiring leaders discover their strengths, communicate...
View ArticleThe Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
Technology is such an integral part of so many industries now that business executives can't afford to leave all the digital know-how to their tech teams. Andy Wu explains the five essential principles...
View ArticleAre Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
In response to unprecedented client demand a few years ago, consulting firms went on a growth-driven hiring spree, but now many of these firms are cutting back staff. David Fubini questions whether...
View ArticleChance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions
What's the role of the office in an increasingly virtual world? How can organizations spark collaboration among people who prefer to isolate? Andy Wu and Maria Roche discuss the value of bringing...
View ArticleWeighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity: Do Costly Upgrades Pay Off?
Private equity firms often streamline the operations of portfolio companies, but cost-cutting isn't the only road to efficiency. The right technology improvements can increase the value of PE...
View ArticleCorporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
General Electric, Wells Fargo, and Boeing all chose the wrong CEOs for the job, says Bill George, creating big problems for the companies. George outlines five common mistakes boards of directors make...
View ArticleNew Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
New hires begin their roles eager to offer ideas. But research by Amy Edmondson shows how they become more reluctant to share over time. She explains how psychological safety erodes on the job and...
View ArticleThe New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and...
Trade tensions between the US and China have continued well beyond the Trump Administration's tariffs. Harvard Business School faculty offer insights for leaders managing the complexities of doing...
View ArticleForgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
Medical debt not only hurts credit access, it can also harm one's mental health. But a study by Raymond Kluender finds that forgiving people's bills—even $170 million of debt—doesn't necessarily reduce...
View ArticleWhy Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
Academic institutions incubate novel ideas and are important innovation partners for companies, but getting products out of universities and onto the market can be challenging. A study by Maria Roche...
View ArticleDo Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One
People often take to the streets to express their outrage, but research by Vincent Pons finds that only one recent social movement has shifted public opinion: Black Lives Matter. In an election year...
View ArticleHow a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
Josh Domingues put purpose before profit when he created the Flashfood app to sell less-than-perfect groceries at discounted prices. A case study by Reza Satchu explores Domingues' successes and...
View ArticleWatching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
Rising household debt alone isn't enough to predict looming economic crises. Research by Victoria Ivashina examines the role of corporate debt in fiscal crashes since 1940.
View ArticleWhat the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
Immigration concerns are shaping elections around the world, but these fears have been around for centuries. Mining data from US history, Marco Tabellini explores how immigration has actually changed...
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